Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-15

I 81 rea, 0ne Of the pan Of hack horse
/ presented by the soldiers in 1862 TO Mrs.
Goyc nor Blair, died on the 9Th inst. from
Inflammation of the lungs. aged 81 The
mentors OF the 2lth Michig n infantry
presented one horse ami the Ath regi-
gave tie other TO Mrs. Blair for her kind
ness To the soldiers while they were al
Camp Bair' in Jackson Dick the
living mate to Fred, " is 20 years and ;
mouths old.
\ warped rail on the Michigan a. Ohio
railroad, two miles east of Hanover, threw
the last car # the 3 o clock train east from
the track down the embankment, on the
afternoon OF the Sth inst Conductor
Richard Gibson is at Moscow. badly in
jured, head cut and in ured internally prob
ably fatally -Four women and one child
were injured one of them Mrs. Louie Bel
OF jackson. Her back wa, badly hurt and
hip dislocated.
Michigan undertakes have a CHEEKY
way Of calling attention TO their business.
Dexter undertaken advertises "A new
hearse which is n beauty \ st. Louis
firm says: mo extra charge for the use
of our cooling boards. Have you seen our
elegant new hearse!" While "A Buchanan
dealer has nice assortment of ladies'
ana gents burial robes and would be
pleased TO have you call and examine his
stock before buying elsewhere.'
Department Commander rutherford OF
the c. a. r.. has issued an Official order
calling special attention TO article q chap
ter ,, of the ru'es in VIII ch no officer or
comrade OF the grand army shall in any
manner use this organizat on for partizan
purposes, which he thinks has been grossly
violated. He says: Nothing can bring
greater disgrace 10 our order or more eff
fectually impair its usefulness. Comrades
guilty of the ohense must he subj ected 60
trial by court martial.
George Long a son OF Jane Long of
Howard City, who has been insane for
some time escaped from his home the
other night and every effort 10 find him
has proved unavailing IL is feared he Is
either hung or drowned himself or wan
dering about the country. Long is -
yel Old, six feet tall and weighs 10
pounds has dar hair and mustache gray
eyes and slight scar upon the lower Up,
and wore black pants and vest no coat
and brown cotton shirt.
Mrs. Sally Dean OF Brighton, aged 0
years was working around the stove the
other afternoon when her clothing caught
fire and before help could reach her she
was burned to a crisp. Her charred re-
mains were discovered about clock by
Geo. Maynard, "A hired man on the farm
Mrs / cans mother lived TO be 100 years
a g., Ia a ~, L.
greatly lamented by the entire community,
which is called upon to mourn one whose
life has always been Of usefulness
BY direction Of the secretary Of the in
terror, the commissioner Of the general
land Office has directed the register and re-
ceiver of the Reed City land Office 10 su>-
pend, until further orders, all action un-
der a recent order restoring To homestead
and presumption entry about $50 acre
o. land in the Reed City district, within
the limit of the Jackson, Lansing 4 Sagi
nav railroad This order is made pending
action on motion TO review the secreta
rvs decision ordering the restoration of
these lands.
a. c. Durfee OF Jackson lays claim TO he
ing the first man who ever fred locomo-
tive in the United States. His first trip
on the first engine, and "a crude one il was,
was Aug. III, lS3l. on the Mohawk q Hud
son railway, between Schenectady. Y. V,
and Albany. He is the only one Of that
eventful ride now living. Once he was
Possessed Of considerable property but
now he ha, nothing and exc. out a scanty
living for himself and in aid wife nearly
a old as himself, by odd jobs AMI 10y clean
ing streets and crosswalks under the direr
ton of the board Of pub ic works. His
children are all dead He is s..